South Florida’s Stadium Madness
Friday, October 3rd, 2008It’s been a bad year for sports venues. The Orange Bowl went boom. The Miami Arena imploded. Even the House that Ruth Built is no more.
It’s been a bad year for sports venues. The Orange Bowl went boom. The Miami Arena imploded. Even the House that Ruth Built is no more.
About 130 pounds of explosives brought down the roof of the Miami Arena — long considered the city’s ‘Pink Elephant’ — on Sunday morning. The arena marked its opening back in 1988 with a Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr. concert.